The major iteration of the PHP language, PHP 7.0.0, is also scheduled for release the same November. Drupal 8 will get PHP 7 compatibility soon, but for Drupal 7 the schedule is open. Read more about the status of Drupal and PHP 7 compatibility.

Server side rendering and isomorphic JavaScript is somewhat of a hyped topic these days. Mostly the whole stack is built with JavaScript, from the server running Node.js to the client using a framework/library such as React.

People love to pit two competing products together. Be it sports cars, cameras or software. Everyone likes to cheer for their personal preference. This is now happening with PHP 7, HHVM and others inspiring people to create pointless benchmarks.

NGINX is a very popular web server which is becoming even popular than the previous king Apache. NGINX has very high performance and this makes it a perfect companion for the HHVM PHP Runtime using Fast CGI interface. NGINX and O'Reilly have teamed up to give you access to a new eBook about NGINX, A Practical Guide to High Performance, for a limited time.